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- On Tuesday, the Miss Universe organization announced that the 70th Miss Universe competition would occur in Israel.
- Miss Universe 2021, hosted by Steve Harvey, takes place in the southern resort of Eilat this December.
The Miss South Africa organization is closely related to this year’s Miss Universe. Would you send a competitor to represent South Africa? And if so, how will South Africans accept that, given we have a history of apartheid? And Israel is known as an apartheid state because of the violence between Israel and Gaza.
Again, if South Africa did not participate, it could send the wrong message to the rest of the world. Zozibini Tunzi, the longest-serving Miss Universe, recently passed the title to Andrea Meza, who was crowned Miss Universe 2020 in May this year. So it is hoped that South Africa will take part.
Miss SA has not said anything about Miss Universe 2021 because they are still busy with Miss trial. They recently pinned the top 30 and will select the top 10 who will compete for the Miss SA crown. In other news, Miss SA 2020 Shudufadzo Musida has a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of the Witwatersrand.
He said the graduation was dedicated to his great-grandmother.
“Growing up in Ha-Masia, deep in the heart of Wembe district, Limpopo, Gugu, I always insisted that education was an important step towards success.” How proud he is of me, his little Abby (I was known as Abigail as a child) who earned this bachelor’s degree,” said Musida. The date for this year’s Miss Universe coronation ceremony has not been announced.